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Patented Nov. 18, 1884.

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ALBERT SORANTON WEAVER, OF PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND.

ELECTRIC CABLE SUPPORT OR HANGER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 308,220, dated November 18, 1884.

Application filed May 20, 1884. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ALBERT SORANTON XVEAVER, of the city and county of Providence, of the State of Rhode Island, have 'invented a new and useful Improvement in Electric Cable Support-s or Hangers; and I do hereby declare the same to be described in the following specification and represented in the accompanying drawings, of which Figure l is a top view, and Fig. 2 a longitudinal section, of a cable supporter or hanger of my improved kind as it appears before being bent and applied to a cable. Fig. 3-is a side view, and Fig. 4. a transverse section, of it as adapted to a cable and its sustainingwire.

This cable-supporter is formed in one piece of plate metal or material, slotted and pro vided with a turn-button, and, besides, it has a series of spurs, to prevent it from slipping on the cable. The strip of metal plate is shown at A as rectangular in shape, and having projected from one end of it a tongue, B, that has near its free end a slot, a, extending in it transversely of it. The tongue has crossing such slot, at right angles with it, at its mid dle, a rectangular recess, Z). Near the base of the tongue the piece A is furnished with a turnbutton, (I, which is pivoted to the said piece A, and projects from it, as shown. Furthermore, near the opposite end of the piece A, there is, through the said piece, a slot, 0, running lengthwise of the piece midway between its opposite longitudinal edges. In the part of the piece A which is to encompass the electric cable there are two series of angular slits, one of such series being near one edge and the other being near the opposite edge of the piece, such slits forming spurs e, that when bent in against the cable prevent the hanger from slipping on it endwise in either direction lengthwise of it.

The electric cable is shown at D, and its sustaining-wire at E. The plate A, between its slot and turn-button, is to be somewhat larger than the circumference of the transverse section of the cable. After having bent the plate around the cable, the turnbutton is to be extended through the slot 0 and turned into right angles therewith. Next the tongue B is to be bent in the form of a hook around the supporting-wire and against the piece A, so

as to cause the turn-button to extend through theslot of the tongue. Next the turn-button is to be turned so as to be at right angles to the slot and enter the recess crossing such slot, the inherent elasticity of the tongue serving to keep the turnbutton-within and from revolving in the recess or getting out of engagement with the tongue.

Although the above-described cable-supporter is analogous in some respects to that described and represented in the United States Patent No. 285,327, granted September 18;, 1883, on an invention made by me, there are important differences between the two, my present one having, besides the slot in its tongue, another in its body, a turn-button to the latter, and a recess crossing the slot of the tongue, all. as set forth, such turn-button, recess, and auxiliary slot not being found in the hanger represented in such patent.

XVhen the body A and tongue B are folded together, their slots cross each other, so as to prevent the turn-button from passing from one through the other without being revolved.

I claim- 1. The improved electrical cable supporter or hanger made of a piece of plate material, and having a slot near one and a slotted tongue at the other end of it, and provided with a turn-button, arranged and to operate with the slots essentially as described.

2. The cable-hanger having in its body a turn-button-receiving slot, and also having in its tongue another such slot, arranged therein so that when said body and tongue are folded together the two slots shall cross each other, as set forth.

3. The hanger having its body of plate ma terial, and a slot near one and a slotted tongue at the other end of the said body, and provided with a turn-button, and a recess for locking such button, all being substantially as set forth.

4. The hanger made of plate material and provided with a tongue and slots, and with the spurs, arranged as described, such spurs being to prevent such hanger from slipping cndwise on the cable.

ALBERT SGRANTON \VEAVER.

\Vitnesses:

R. H. EDDY, S. N. PIPER. 

